 DIM as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul : and as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way,...  The Christian Spectator - Page 2441821Full view - About this book
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 852 pages
...Resob'd 1 left the care of life behind." Dnjden. Cymon and Iphigeiua. And as on high, Those rolling fira discover but the sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimmering ray Was leut, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. A/. Religio Laid. An Epistle.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...majestic — Dim as the borrow'd beams of moon and stan To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is day'» bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows Reason at Religion's »ight ; So dies, and... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...majestic — Dim ad the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering traveller«, Is n ал those nightly tnpers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows Reason... | |
 | Martyrologies - 1847 - 272 pages
...the sun. " Dim as the borrowed beams of moon and stars, To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul ; and as on high, Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Nor light us here ; so reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide... | |
 | Alexander Wilson M'Clure - Christianity - 1848 - 608 pages
...Bible is done. " Dim as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul : and as on high, Those rolling...better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends the hemisphere, So pale grows Reason at Religion's sight, So dies, and so... | |
 | Alexander Wilson M'Clure - Christianity - 1848 - 638 pages
...borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul : and aa on high, Those rolling fires discover but the sky,...better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends the hemisphere, So pale grows Reason at Religion's sight, So dies, arid so... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...majestic — Dim as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is at at last one wa* not able to approach it, so that...to stand still and let ye flames burn on, wch they raj Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...majestic : — Dim as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is Reason to the soul; and as on high Those rolling fires...better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows Reason at Religion's sight, So dies, and so... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 pages
...Dim as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is Reason to tho soul ; and as on high Those rolling fires discover...better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows Reason at Religion's sight, So dies, and so... | |
 | English poetry - 1851 - 496 pages
...REVELATION. DIM as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul : and as on high, Those rolling...the sky, Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering rajWas lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly... | |
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